Siege of Florence (1796)

The Siege of Florence (early September 1796) occurred when a 1,064-strong French army under General Jean-Andre Massena conquered the Tuscan capital of Florence by storm, defeating Silvano Ferretti's 2,121 troops. The siege came a month after the French conquered Pontremoli from the Tuscans, and the French army of General Massena marched into the Tuscany region itself to engage in a final battle with the army of Ferdinand III of Tuscany. The French stormed Florence with 441 losses, and the French would make Florence a major base in central Italy.